The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan

NB: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EATING DISORDERS.This week, Gabby’s joined by Olympic silver medallist and world champion hurdler Colin Jackson. Colin talks about life after elite sport — how he stays fit, focused, and motivated, even without the finish line in sight.He also opens up about his long struggle with eating disorders, sharing how he’s learned to rebuild a healthy relationship with food and himself.It’s an honest, inspiring conversation with one of sport’s most familiar and uplifting voices.

For this episode of The Midpoint, Gabby is joined by Claire Davies — a former speechwriter and British diplomat whose career has taken her from East Anglia to London, Singapore, Madrid and Cairo. These days, Claire has swapped diplomatic briefings for bike routes, and now calls Hampshire home.Since leaving the Foreign Office in 2022, she’s been dividing her time between writing and cycling — and often combining the two by blogging about her incredible solo cycle tours. Claire is currently on a mission to ride across everyEuropean country from end to end. Since 2023, she’s already pedalled the length of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Ireland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland — mostly on her own!Her book, Braver Than You Think: Cycling to Self-Discovery, from Land’s End to John O’Groats, tells the story of the ride that started it all — a journey she began with little preparation, no support crew, and one big question: Are you braver than you think?

Broadcaster and Formula One presenter Natalie Pinkham joinsThe Midpoint Podcast to reflect on reaching the middle of her life and facing a recent health crisis that prompted deep self-reflection. Known for her energy and compassion, Natalie opens up about juggling the creation of Flackstock, caring for her family, and being a leading broadcaster—whilst trying to recover. Her conversation offers an honest look at how even the most accomplished lives sometimes need to pause, reset, and find new balance.

This week on The Midpoint, we’re switching things up with a special episode dedicated entirely to comedy. Over the years, we’ve welcomed a brilliant mix of comedians, writers, and performers who have brought humor, sharp insight, and plenty of laughter to the show. In this collection, we revisit some of the funniest and most memorable moments from those conversations—celebrating the wit, creativity, and storytelling that make comedy such a vital way to navigate midlife!It’s a chance to relive the punchlines, the anecdotes, and the unexpected turns that only our comedy guests bring.

This week’s edition of The Midpoint is a special one: a greatest hits episode celebrating some of the most memorable moments and insights from our lineup of sporting voices. Across past conversations, we’ve heard from athletes, commentators, and experts who bring the games we love to life—not just through their performances on the field, but through the stories, reflections, and passion they share off it. Why not revisit some of these episodes - and more - in full from the back catalogue of The Midpoint!

This week, Gabby chats to both her twins together - Reuben and Lois - in a Mid.Point first! On the day of their 20th birthdays, Lois and Reuben talk about how it feels to be properly into adulthood, moving further away from home and being more permanently independent. Gabby reflects on this point in her life, two decades in to being a mum, and talks about how their relationship has changed over the years. There's also quite a bit of chat about leaf blowers and air fryers! We'll take a short break for the summer now, but will be back with more great guests and expertise in September!

Gabby is joined by Consultant Psychiatrist Professor Steve Peters, who - for the last thirty years - has helped people from all walks of life to better understand the way their brains work and optimise their psychological health. These people include elite athletes and Olympians, household names such as Sir Chris Hoy, who previously said on this podcast that Steve was a “once in a lifetime person”. We hear how Steve came to recognise psychological dysfunction when he was a junior doctor, and how he realised that psychiatry was crucial to people’s lives whilst training to become a GP. We learn how this set him on a course to developing the Chimp Paradox mind management model, and then - as he describes it - going undercover at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. Fast forward to today, and he has provided consultancy to over twenty Olympic and national sporting teams. As well as expanding on how the chimp paradox works, Steve also shares his thoughts on screening ADHD and later life diagnoses; ways we can teach children to understand their brains better, so that they are more mentally resilient later on in life; and how the teenage brain is different and influenced by feeling not fact, so we must adapt our language accordingly. We also learn more about Steve’s own sporting success, after he rediscovered sprinting in midlife, and his thoughts and advice for keeping our brains fit and healthy into old age. This is an uplifting episode, full of tips and tools to help keep your psychological health in check, which will leave you with the sense that we are all more resilient than we might think. If you want to learn more about Professor Peters’ mind management programmes, his books The Chimp Paradox and A Path Through The Jungle are available now.

Comedian and writer, George Lewis, sits down with Gabby to speak about what it feels like to be reaching new heights in his career on the cusp of midlife! They chat about George’s journey through comedy and how relatability is not something to be underestimated - he’s proved that dad jokes are in fact very funny! He also gives a deeply emotional account of what it’s like going through the process of having your child assessed for autism, and why he feels a diagnosis is important for both children and parents. George also talks about the innate gratitude he’s had since he was young, and why it’s more bucket hats than bucket lists for him! This is an unexpectedly philosophical chat, packed full of warmth and joy. George is running the 2026 London Marathon in aid of Autistica - the charity he is an ambassador for - and you can find out more about the charity at www.autistica.org.ukGeorge’s tour Best Thing You’ll Ever Do continues from 3rd September 2025, and tickets are available at www.georgelewiscomedian.com